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low risk, high reward. nothing to complain about at all
Lucky for me I purchased my season tickets when they re-signed Ian Stewart
low risk, high reward. nothing to complain about at all
We crushed this guy game 4 of the 2003 NLCS. He's no good. Best case scenario it's a Paul Maholm type deal.
No this is not a Paul Maholm type deal. This is what every team around baseball does which is give no risk deals to guys with a tiny fraction of upside. Dontrelle Willis is not going to start in Iowa I would guess, but probably will be in the bullpen given that Iowa will probably feature Struck, Raley, Rusin, Loux, and Cabrera.And THAT is exactly what it is. But at a small fraction of the cost.
He is very, very unlikely to make any impact on the major league roster this year.He's done. I watched him pitch when he was with the Diamondbacks a couple of years ago fast ball was around 83mph and couldnt get the ball over the plate. He's a has been.
It is nice for the warm memories about the kid in the minors since that was around the time that I began to seriously follow what was going in the farm, but a part from that it is the definition of a meh move.Love it! That's all I can say.
And this is where we come to real meat of the discussion. The D-Train that could have signed with any team choose to come to the Cubs on a minor league deal without an invite to spring training. No team in baseball thought it was worthwhile to just guarantee him time in spring training. So it is fun story because hey we know the name of this guy and one time he was a Cubs farmhand, but this is probably the most discussion we will have Willis this entire year.He's not even getting a guaranteed invite to big league spring training. This isn't a big deal. If it works, jazz hands. If not, oh well.
Yeah Dab that's all I meant. Will he do anything next season? Prolly not, but it's nice to have him backj. I always loved Willis and I wish him well. I wish he did come to the majors and actually pitch good. I guess it's just like the Cubs acquring Stanton.
I was being sarcastic about the Paul Maholm type deal. I really really don't see Willis getting anywhere near the majors
On Friday, Willis made his return public on his Twitter account, @D_Train35. He tweeted: “Thanks For The Cubs Givin Me Another Opportunity To Keep Playin Ball … I’m Gonna Give It My All Hopefully Have Another Blessed Year.” Willis said he’s been working hard this offseason to get in shape “after a couple tough years,” and says “I’m Ready To Compete 100% In ’13 N Be A Bulldog Again.”
I was pumped when I heard the news. Not because I think he will make a difference in Chicago, but because likely he will be here in Des Moines. Makes the I-Cubs games this year that much more interesting. Hopefully the guy returns to Train Mode and makes the Cubs look brilliant. But who am I kidding bet he retires again by the end of spring training. The cubs never strike gold in washed up-rebound players.
I was pumped when I heard the news. Not because I think he will make a difference in Chicago, but because likely he will be here in Des Moines. Makes the I-Cubs games this year that much more interesting. Hopefully the guy returns to Train Mode and makes the Cubs look brilliant. But who am I kidding bet he retires again by the end of spring training. The cubs never strike gold in washed up-rebound players.
So does anybody here have a detachable cawk?
Salami is a meatball.